Elevated FFA levels may be earlier marker of diabetes.

In this week's Homerun Slides, the study and results of the addition of insulin detemir to Liraglutide treatment of type 2 diabetes.

In a follow-up visit for an insulin-requiring patient with type 2 DM, it was obvious that the management of his DM had deteriorated. According to his girlfriend, this patient ate only 1-2 meals a day, but they tended to be high-carbohydrate meals. We reviewed the patient's insulin regimem in detail and ascertained that he was using the sliding scale correctly.

That there is a close link between long-term conditions and psychological functioning is to state the obvious. But the complexity of the relationship, especially in a condition that spans a lifetime, such as diabetes, has only relatively recently been explored.

Findings suggest that helping patients respond effectively to eating disorder symptoms might decrease insulin restriction.

Studies suggest therapy insufficient for treatment of hypothyroidism.

T2 patients had higher lactate levels and score higher on Rating of Perceived Exertion scale.

Higher glucose levels associated with odds of tetralogy of Fallot and serum glucose.

Severity of obesity associated with higher value of low HDL cholesterol level, high blood pressure and hemoglobin A1C levels.

This is an update from a 2008 recommendation that only mentioned hypertension.